From DrRichardLorber.4@allergy-relief.ed10.net Fri Jul 6 20:15:02 2001 Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 19:18:46 -0400 From: Dr. Richard LorberTo: cestvr@ces.iisc.ac.in Subject: Allergy Relief Newsletter - Issue 1 [ Part 1, Text/PLAIN 119 lines. ] [ Unable to print this part. ] [topper.jpg] [top2.jpg] June 2001.... [animation.gif] Dear Friend, [dr_lorber2.jpg] Greetings. My name is Dr. Richard Lorber, Senior Director of Allergy Research at Schering Laboratories. You were kind enough to fill out the Personal Allergy Profile on one of our partner sites. Because you indicated it was okay for us to follow up with some additional information, I am sending you the first issue of our new Allergy Relief newsletter - the first of a series of useful information pieces about allergies and how to relieve allergy symptoms. We will cover both adult and childhood allergies through a wide range of topics that we hope will be useful to you. Stay tuned every month for a brand new issue. Best Wishes, Richard Lorber, MD Senior Director of Allergy Research at Schering Laboratories [DrLoberSignature2.gif] [rule.jpg] Ask a doctor. Q: How are allergies diagnosed? Often, a physician can diagnose allergy based on a patient's history and physical exam alone. In order to confirm which substances may be provoking the allergies, skin testing or blood testing may be required. Have a question you'd like me to answer? Submit questions here! [rule.jpg] [FORM] [Q.gif] When did you last talk with your doctor about your allergy symptoms? Within the last month Within the last year More than a year ago Never [rule.jpg] [relief.gif] Forward this newsletter! Your friend might really appreciate it. [rule.jpg] Allergy Factoid: On a typical school day, 10,000 children are absent due to allergies. [rule.jpg] Resources Find a physician on: MyHealth.com TheAllergyReport.com Your Personal Allergy Profile [rule.jpg] Click here to unsubscribe to your Allergy Relief newsletter. [button1.jpg] What is an allergy anyway? Most people can breathe in pollen, dust, and dander with no problem. But for people who are allergic to these ordinary everyday things, these substances present more serious consequences. They set off a complicated chain reaction in which the body works hard to expel them. That's why your nose runs, your eyes water, you sneeze and cough. For the full story, click here. [button2.jpg] What are your allergy triggers? Did you know that one ragweed plant can produce a billion grains of pollen a day and we can't even see it? In fact, the pollen that most often causes allergy symptoms is light, dry, and spread by the wind, not the yellow pollen that covers your car in the morning. Even people with pollen allergies or seasonal allergic rhinitis mistake the yellow substance produced by garden flowers as the reason for their misery, but the real culprits are microscopic grains of pollen released by trees, grasses, and weeds. Find out your allergy triggers, click here. [button3.jpg] Can you move to where you wont need your allergy medication anymore? Once upon a time, Phoenix, Arizona was considered a haven for allergy sufferers. Then two things happened: (1) people moving to Phoenix brought along their favorite grasses and trees and planted them in Phoenix; and (2) the newcomers developed allergies to the weeds and grass pollens native to the area. To find out more, click here. [button2.jpg] What about year-round allergies? If you have allergies that bother you year-round, they most likely stem from things that don't change with the seasons. The most common include household dust mites, animal dander from pets, feathers, and mold spores. Click here to find out more. Click here to review our Privacy Statement. [FORM] [bottom.jpg] [T1NTW] [T1NTW]